Reading this post you probably think I am going to about the effects of water on the body .

I actually want to quickly talk about water weight on the planet and how we can do three simple things to save literally tens of thousands of gallons of water each year as well as several hundred dollars of hard earned cash as well .

1. Turn off the water while you brush your teeth . This simple exercise based on brushing your teeth for two minutes can save eight gallons of water every time you brush .

That is literally almost 25,000 gallons a year and savings of almost $300 bucks .

2. Use a water filter instead of water bottles. Americans drink 56 billion , that's right Billion , 16 ounce bottles a year yet fewer than 15% gets recycled, just crazy .

Not to mention you can save over
$ 600 bucks a year by making this simple switch to a filter.

A great filter that I use is Ever Pure. Lasts for ever and feels good to fill a glass of water actually in a glass  and keep as much plastic out of the house as possible .

3. Shower time . No you don't have to have a two minute shower like Jennifer Aniston , but good for her sincerely .
But here is some  simple figures and the rest is up to you . Just one minute in the shower uses over 7 gallons of water , and that's a conservative estimate. Just cutting down your shower time by one minute equals over 10,000 gallons a year and over a $ 100 bucks in your pocket .

I try to just be aware of my shower time . My son loves to hang out in the shower and being five  does not understand why he can't stay in forever ? Now we make a game of awareness out of it and saving water big time .

Just think of all this as gathering up major Karma points in life .

Simple solutions for a great effect !

It's the only way to go .

I want to thank " The down to earth guide to global warming " for the these figures .

Again One Body One Life , One Planet!

All the best in health.

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